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Lot 201

John Speed
(British, 1552-1629)
The Kingdome of China, newly augmented

22 September 2019, 13:00 AEST
Sydney, Woollahra

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John Speed (British, 1552-1629)

The Kingdome of China, newly augmented
annotated 1626
engraved map with hand colouring
39.0 x 51.0cm (15 3/8 x 20 1/16in).

Footnotes

The only carte-a-figures map made of China, Korea and Japan. The Great Wall protects the Kingdom of China from a variety of evil creatures that occupy The Desert Lop, and the rest of the kingdom is delineated by a long range of mountains in the west that separates it from The Kingdome of Bramas. Korea is a long island and Japan is presented on the Ortelius-Teixeira model. The decorative panel at top features bird's-eye plans of Macao and Qyinzay (Hangzhou). The inhabitants of the region are shown at sides, including a very early depiction of a Japanese soldier. There are interesting notes throughout the map on various historical and mythical aspects of the region, including where men are seduced by wonderful illusions and where fireproof cloth is woven. The English text on verso provides a description of Chinese culture.

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